First Aid For Snake Bites

do not say stay calm and get to a dr. i am planning a serious hiking trip in a few weeks to some VERY VERY REMOTE areas. say i was bitten and 4 hours away from any person or vehicle, what's the best thing to do for first aid for a snake bite?

It depends on the snake, so you may need more research. If the snake has a deadly neurotoxin, you are screwed without anti-venom--there is no way to stop the poison from affecting you, so you have to hope that it was a weak strike or that you are strong enough to deal with it--there isn't a lot of first aid.

For snakes that only have hemotoxins (poisons that go through the blood), you can try putting pressure on the main blood vessel for the extremity that was bitten (like the femoral artery for the leg) to slow the spread of the poison. A friend can suck the poison out, but only if you know the snake doesn't have a neurotoxin as well--if it does, it will poison your friend when he tries to help. You could also try to help the poison out by squeezing around the area to try to push as much blood and poison out with it.

First aid for a snake bite is a desperation move--the right answer if possible is exactly what was in your question--stay calm and get medical help. A snakebite is very bad news without that help.

2009-04-07 07:13:20 by Joe

Have a look at the following links for more detailed information. elapid bite - first aid.... www.workingwithwildlife.com.au link for pit viper ...

Example:Rattlesnake-**How to take care**

Calm the patient down, do not exercise and get medical help as soon as possible. Activity will speed up the heart rate and speeds the movement of venom towards the heart. A tourniquet may work to a limited degree, but the best treatment is anti-venin. Since anti-venin is often species specific, it is very helpful if the snake can be identified.

2009-10-03 12:53:46 by

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well, can you guys give me an introduction to survival skills? Its for my CBSE class 10 project work. I will be very grateful if you can give me some tips. Is it true that we can use only blue and black colors for making the captions?

Here are the links which would satisfy the need for all your requirements:

Survival Skills:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survival_sk ills

Stroke:
http://health.howstuffworks.com/stroke3. htm

Snake Bite:
http://healthguide.howstuffworks.com/sna ke-bite-picture.htm

Heat Stroke:
http://health.howstuffworks.com/question 699.htm

Burns:
http://healthguide.howstuffworks.com/bur ns-dictionary.htm

First Aid:
http://health.howstuffworks.com/first-ai d.htm

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2008-08-13 06:00:09 by PH

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Is it correct that saliva has medicinal properties to help as first-aid if one is bitten by a snake?

Absolutely not.

The best first aid for a person who has been bitten by a snake is to get them emergency medical attention ASAP, keep them as calm and still as possible, keep the bitten part below the level of their heart, and remove any restrictive jewelry or clothing from the bite area in preparation for swelling.

2008-10-13 23:14:33 by Francis

I would suggest the following:
1. a small tube of sterile seline
2. some sterile dressings and bandages
3. some scissors
4. some sterile alcohol free wipes
5.and a triangular bandage
This is all you should need for the treatment of bites. If you or anyone you know ever gets bitten by anything even another person (human bites are more dangerous than animal bites) be sure to take them to hospital for a full check over.
Hope that helps
St John Cadet

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